The off-West End Award winning Noctis Theatre Company is thrilled to partner with Brooklyn Art Haus to host our very first Devising workshop on May 16th 1pm-4pm EST!
Here’s what you need to know…This workshop is designed for artists with performance experience, but no devising experience is necessaryWe will generate original material through physical and text-based improvisations, with the option to share work with one another at the end of the sessionWe will introduce a “toolkit” of devising techniques, exploring some exercises as an ensemble, then breaking off to focus on the approach that excites you most!
This session will be led by Noctis co-founder Tori Sasso*
Cost is $40
Limited spaces are available, so reserve yours ASAP!
Wait… what even is devised theatre?
•Devised Theatre can look very different from project to project, but for our purposes it means we are creating a piece without a pre-existing script
•Often it includes ensemble collaboration, making for a less hierarchical approach than you’d find in a typical rehearsal room
•Especially in the early stages, it means we’re interested in process over product- we’re letting the piece constantly evolve as we ask questions of ourselves about what story wants to emerge and how best to tell it.
*Tori Sasso (they/them) is a non-binary actor and writer/theatre maker, focused on art as activism and dedicated to creating work with a distinctly Queer perspective. Their first full length play, The Last Time I Saw Caileigh, received a grant from Arts Council England for a U.K.tour in Autumn 2024 and support from The Puffin Foundation for a run at The Tank in NYC at the start of 2025. As an actor, they are a resident company member of Live In Theater (Drama Desk nomination) and What May Come Immersive; and have worked across the U.S. and U.K. in Shakespeare, musical theatre and on national tours. They are the co-founder of Noctis Theatre Company, which won an off-West End award this year for their production of Spit In My Face, an original piece about polyamory and consent conceived & performed by co-founder Matthias Moret. Tori holds a Master of Arts in Theatre Lab (Devising) from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, as well as a BFA in Acting from California State University, Fullerton.
